diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/search/SearchActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/search/SearchActivity.java
index 69e860343..01d7ec21c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/search/SearchActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/search/SearchActivity.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
+import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ public class SearchActivity extends BaseActivity
       searchText = savedInstanceState.getString(EXTRA_SEARCH_TEXT);
     }
     Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
+    ViewCompat.setLayoutDirection(toolbar, ViewCompat.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LOCALE);
     setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
     getSupportActionBar().setHomeAsUpIndicator(R.drawable.ic_action_back);
     getSupportActionBar().setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/search.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/search.xml
index 20ed709a1..a2088fd43 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/search.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/search.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
           android:layout_width="match_parent"
           android:layout_height="?android:attr/actionBarSize"
           android:background="?colorPrimaryDark"
-          android:layoutDirection="locale"
           app:popupTheme="@style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay"
           app:theme="@style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay"
           />